Professor with a specialization in parasitology

Workplace: Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic

Type of Contract: temporary position with 3-year contract (with possible extension), academic position

Working Hours: 1,0 FTE (full-time employment of 40 hours per week)

Expected Start Date: negotiable

Number of Open Positions: 1

Application Deadline: 22 September 2021

EU Researcher Profile : R4

About the Workplace

Masaryk University is the second-largest university in the Czech Republic with ten faculties, more than 5000 staff, and more than 30 000 students.

Faculty of Science MU, a proud holder of the HR Excellence in Research Award by the European Commission, is a research-oriented faculty, offering university education (Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degree programs) closely linked to both primary and applied research and high school teaching of the following sciences: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Earth sciences. We are the most productive scientific unit of the Masaryk University generating around 40 % of MU research results.

The Department of Botany and Zoology at the Faculty of Science, MU is an important center of research and teaching in the field of evolutionary biology, biosystematics and ecology. The research groups investigate the phylogenetic relationships and classification of organisms, their diversity from the local to the continental level, and the ecological relationships of species, populations, and communities in relation to natural and human-mediated changes in entire ecosystems.

Job Description

Key Duties: Professor with a specialization in parasitology